Johore Bahru Barat

Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1974
First contested	1959
Last contested	1969

Johore Bahru Barat was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Johore Bahru Barat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohamed Rahmat	12,319	65.28	3.82
	DAP	Daing Ibrahim Othman	6,553	34.72	34.72
Total valid votes			18,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			917
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,789	93.51	15.60
Registered electors			21,162
Majority			5,766	30.56	10.27
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Johore Bahru Barat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Rahmat Daud	11,722	69.10	7.30
	Socialist Front	Lim Lee Koon	4,796	28.27	7.30
	PAP	Liang Teck Sum	447	2.63
Total valid votes			16,965	100.00
Total rejected ballots			560
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,525	77.91	2.84
Registered electors			22,493
Majority			6,926	40.83	17.23
	Alliance hold		Swing

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